Do you mind reaching inside the pocket of a wet or dirty diaper with your hand to pull out the inserts? If you’re one of those parents who doesn’t look forward to that part of diaper duty, then read on!
Handling soiled diapers every day is what prompted the creation of Diaper Dawgs. We received 2 complimentary pairs from Aisha at Diaper Dawgs, in exchange for an honest review. Diaper Dawgs are flexible silicone mitts that fit onto your fingers (sock puppet style) and keep them clean while during diaper duty. Diaper Dawgs are sold in sets of 2 (green/blue and purple/pink) for $7.99 each.
They slip onto your fingers and have a textured gripping surface inside the mouth to grab and hold wet fabric:
I can’t deny that there’s a lighthearted side to Diaper Dawgs; the dog faces are a very funny touch.
Samuel and Susanna kind of went crazy over our package the day it arrived. I’ve had an extremely difficult time keeping them out of their reach now that they’ve been used with my diapers. Last week, I had them up on my laundry sink and my two enterprising toddlers dragged their step stool into the room so they could reach the Dawgs. I found them role-playing with the little mitts in the living room, pretending that the puppies were growling and wrestling. Perhaps Diaper Dawgs could make some sort of “companion” product that could be a toy or diversionary object for use during diaper changes? Just a suggestion!
I like that they come in pairs because most dirty diaper jobs require both hands. I can hold the edge of the diaper with one Dawg and extract the yukky insert with the other.
Diaper Dawgs are easy to clean; I use soap and hot water, and then air dry. They also work great for swishing and dunking diapers, covers and inserts in the toilet. We don’t have a sprayer, but I bet the mitts would be perfect for holding a diaper while spraying it down.
Silicone is a very durable material and seems to me a perfect choice for the tough job of handling dirty diapers.
Diaper Dawgs are functional, tough and budget-friendly. Obviously, not every cloth diapering mother is going to want or need this accessory. If you hate touching wet or dirty diapers, though, you might give them a try. Diaper Dawgs are not a “must have” for me because I’ve always handled my yukky diapers with no problem. Nor do we have a lot of pocket diapers, which the Dawgs are ideal for.
Diaper Dawgs are brand new so it would be great if you could ask your favorite cloth diaper store to become a reseller. You can also follow Diaper Dawgs on Facebook and Twitter.
If you’re eager to try out Diaper Dawgs with your stash then enter the giveaway below. TWO of my readers (U.S. only) will each win a pair in the color combo of choice!
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I dont know who would love them more, my husband who hates dealing with washing diapers, or my son who’d take them for puppets!
Kind of silly… but for the sqeemish…. like husband are a great idea.
starting solids soon and this looks like a good idea!
These would make it so much more fun (and less disgusting) to take out my son’s inserts. That’s the part that I really hate!
I really don’t mind reaching in for the dirty inserts except with a poopy diaper. For those occasions, as well as for spraying those diapers the dawgs would be great.
These look like they would be great to have around when our first born arrives in March and we begin with cloth diapering!
That’s a pretty cool idea!
I don’t mind touching dirty diapers but it definatly would be great not to have to touch it.
I have all pockets, but the inserts wash out, so I don’t have to touch them. I am interested in these becuase my girl is starting to fill her diapers with the kind you have to rinse out first–Diaper Dawgs would be helpful for that!
These seem like they would be super helpful 🙂
Lol, I love these. I don’t think I would ever buy them for myself, but it would be fun to give them as a gift to a mom who was new to cloth diapering, or to dads! I’m sure my husband would love these. I would definitely use them if we had them, though. I love how they’re dogs… what a fun idea.
This is an excellent review. I agree with the distraction buddy. My son would be doing the exact same thing with the Diaper Dawgs!
My philosophy is “no touch poo” so i love this 😉
these look like the mitts I have for my oven. Though never to be mistaken as the same thing! They are adorable and would be great for pulling the stray inserts that dont come out of some pockets!
Tanna, that’s very astute! The idea for Diaper Dawgs actually came to Aisha when she was looking at her silocone oven mitt. You can read more about it here: http://www.diaperdawgs.com/about/diaper-dawgs/
Thanks for entering and good luck! ~Anne
I saw a post Change-Diapers.org did on these a week or two ago… they looked like an awesome idea! I bet our family would have been much more willing to pull inserts out of the diapers if they could have used the diaper dawgs and then I wouldn’t have had to pull them out hours later!
I love these things!
Perfect for my sister who does not like to get her hands dirty.
How do you keep track of them without losing them?
I keep them next to my laundry sink, where I rinse diapers and store the dry pail! ~Anne
I can’t count the number of times I’ve gotten poo on my fingers while rinsing them off. These would be fabulous!
These are a great idea! I don’t know why I’d never heard of them before!!!
My fiance looked over at my screen and said, “Those were MADE for you.” I purposely keep my nails long so that only a tiny bit of finger touches soaking wet inserts when I have to pull them out to wash our pockets 🙁 These would save us a whole lot of pain (emotional as well as physical!)
I watch my grandson everyday while my daughter works (they also live with us so lots of chances for diaper changes!) My three boys 27, 24, and 15 adore their nephew but are hesitant when diaper change time comes around. The oldest two come to visit so I will say the 15 year old has become the most proficient in cloth diaper changing , care and washing all the way down to lemon juice and sunning them to get a stain out. These if we win would be his as he tends to get a bit freaked out when diving for inserts but he usually muddles thru to help me out. He.ll make a great daddy some day but I would like him to wait at least 10 plus years lol.
These are super cute!
These are so cute! And seem like a must have for pockets, which we have already added several of to our growing stash. I need to remember to put these on our “To Buy” list before baby gets here!